Coming up in about one month on Friday, April 24th we will be hosting a show that is going to be back and forth between Dumb Records and Black Sheep- Dumb Fest-style. There are five acts playing- three will be inside Black Sheep and two will be inside Dumb Records. We will be alternating venues as bands go. Headlining the bill on the Black Sheep side we have the dirty baby-fronted hardcore/thrash band Diaper Rash. Then on the Dumb Records end of things we have Evan Mitchell, ringleader of the One Man Band Bonanza that took place earlier this month. Before that inside Black Sheep is our touring band, Falter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Falter have played here a number of times and you can stream some of their music below. Also from out of town (St. Louis) and playing on the Dumb Records stage is Daren Gratton of the band of the Haddonfields. Opening things up on the Black Sheep end of things is a brand new punk band called Leech Pit! Come early to find out who is in that new project.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5, which will be collected inside of Black Sheep. Find a facebook event for the show right here. Also check out our shows page for a look at everything coming up at Black Sheep and in Southtown in the coming months.

Coming up in a few months on Saturday, May 9th at Black Sheep we have another all-local rock gig featuring four rock bands from the area. This includes the heavy rock band Abyss, which you can find one of their teaser videos embedded below. We also have pop punk/alternative band The Science Of, who have not played at Black Sheep in quite some time – looks like since last August. Also on the bill is the pop punk band Fill In The Blank from the Central Illinois area. And last but not least we have a band called “8th Street Ahead” also playing.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. There isn’t a facebook event for this one, but you can still check out our shows page for a complete look at all of our shows scheduled at Black Sheep coming up.

Looks like we have an all-local showcase show happening at Black Sheep on Friday, April 10th featuring four great local acts. This includes the pop punk band Hospital Job, who put out their second LP The Believer on It’s Alive! Records last year. You can find that album streaming below. Then we have the hectic punk band Say Something also on the bill, bringing a whirlwind of circle pits. Before them is the instrumental video game-themed band, Like… With Jetpacks. They will melt your faces. Opening things up is a set by the solo/acoustic act Paqui!

This show will begin at 7:00 pm and cost only $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a complete list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.

In less than ten days, on Friday, March 27th we have a show to announce that is coming up QUICK here at Black Sheep that will feature a nice mix of indie rock, acoustic, and spoken word among other things. For this show we have the Lincoln, Nebraska alternative rock group Better Friend coming to perform (pictured above). You can check out some of Better Friend’s music streaming below. Also on this show is acoustic solo act called C Is For Cadaver featuring one member of The Incorporated. Speaking of The Incorporated, the Litchfield-based rock group will also be playing this show! To top all of that off we have a set from Springfield spoken word act called Honey/Suck.

This show will begin at 7:00 pm and will cost $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page for a look at everything else coming up at Black Sheep and Southtown.

Looks like on Saturday, May 15th we will be hosting a show at Black Sheep so packed with metal that it is bursting at the seams. This show will feature a pretty big touring metal package, so get ready. We have the band Ænimus playing technical metal from California (pictured above). You can check out one of their music videos below. Then there is the St. Louis progressive metal band called Shapist, who are on Valkyrie Records. Then also touring with is the technical death metal band WRVTH from Northern California. Then we also have a good chunk of local metal bands. We have the metal band Kharybdis, who are making a big comeback as a local metal band since last spring. Also on this show is the Central Illinois-based metalcore band Noesis. And opening things up we have Made From Myths from Lincoln, Illinois.

This show starts at 6:00 pm and admission is $8 for six bands. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see everything we have coming up at Black Sheep.

Looks like on Saturday, March 7th we have a short and sweet three band show that will be our only show happening that weekend at Black Sheep. (Check out that sweet flier up there designed by Cory VanMeter). This show will feature a solo acoustic performance by Jess Knight of Looming. This show will also feature three-piece Springfield emo band Wir Können. Stream some of Wir Können’s music below. We also have Paqui playing some solo acoustic tunes for us. Those are all the acts for now, but we have been told to keep an eye and ear out for one more to-be-announced!

This show will start at 7:00 pm and cost $5. You can check out a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can see all of the shows coming up in the near future at Black Sheep.

Looks like coming up on Sunday, March 15th we have a show happening here at Black Sheep that will surely be great. For this show we have a good chunk of good out of town and touring bands that you should not miss. This includes the post punk band Temple from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can stream some of their music on the player below. Temples will be out on tour with the band Statures, who are also from Milwaukee and are also playing this show. Before that we have a brand new Bloomington/Normal, IL band called “Au Revoir, Reverend Green” which we have been told features members that there is a good chance you already know. Opening things up will be a performance by Springfield’s newest hardcore freakout band WARRS.

This show will start at 7:00 pm and admission is $5. You can find a facebook event for the show right here. Also be sure to check out our shows page where you can find a full list of shows coming up at Black Sheep.